'Trio Mio is the future of music,’ says State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita

Side-by-side image of State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita and musician Trio Mio. PHOTO | COURTESY
State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita has revealed that he religiously listens to the Gengetone genre of Kenyan music and is an ardent fan of teen sensation Trio Mio.
Waita, speaking exclusively to Citizen
Digital, practically put the crown on Trio Mio’s head by declaring him the
future of Kenyan music.
According to Waita, Trio Mio – if he keeps up
his consistency and pace and growth – may just be the one that gets to fly
Kenya’s flag far into the distant future.
The Machakos gubernatorial aspirant also
revealed that his previous favourite Tanzanian artiste was Lady Jaydee, but she
has since been passed by Marioo who is his new favourite Bongo crooner.
“I love Gengetone, Bongo…my previous all-time
favourite artiste was Lady Jaydee, but the Tanzanians somehow keep churning
them out so (now) I like Marioo very much,” he said.
“Locally, I can’t get enough of Gengetone…I
love this kijana Trio (Mio)…I just think he’s the future of music, if he can
keep his head on his shoulders.”
Waita further revealed that multiple
award-winning Kenyan boy band Sauti Sol performed at his wedding.
The Head
of State’s Chief of Staff said he started listening to the band before they
becam,e famous, and has gone ahead to be deeply moved by the music and work
ethic.
“I have seen Sauti Sol from when they were
nothing, and for me they’re probably the best example of creativity,
resilience, commitment and excellence that we have in the Kenyan creative
industry,” he said.
“Those boys sang at my wedding, and they did
so with such grace. They turned my wedding into a really emotive function, and
so I have a lot of time for them. They say they’re releasing something this
year…I can’t wait…and if they have a concert and we can get rid of this Covid,
I’d be very keen to go.”
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